In the early 1800s, international travel was a privilege most Americans couldn’t experience firsthand. Only brave souls like “Wicked Ned,” an American sailor who almost died on his first trip, had the stomach for lengthy maritime journeys. But if travel was inaccessible, imagining it was not. And for that, there was art. Join host Giovana Romano Sanchez for a virtual voyage through time and across distant lands, for a look at what travel meant for Americans who, like most of us right now, couldn’t venture far from home.

Guests:

Olga Tsapina, Norris Foundation Curator of American Historical Manuscripts

Dennis Carr, Virginia Steele Scott Chief Curator of American Art